"There are two sides to this coin. We have to own up to the fact that women, since time immemorial, have gone out of their way to make themselves attractive," the actress told Radio Times, according to a report from The Telegraph. "And unfortunately it has backfired on us — and this is where we are today."

She added: "We must sometimes take blame, women. I really do think that. Although it's awful to say we can't make ourselves look as attractive as possible without being knocked down and raped."

People immediately took to Twitter to express anger and disappointment in the actress' victim-blaming comments.

Some fans referenced her hit show "Murder, She Wrote," in which she played a mystery writer and amateur sleuth.